sluice box

[tweeta_bear]

someone told me the amount of water that should go threw a sluice is min 2200gph... is this correct?

 

[Alex Burke]

Depends on size and style of box angles, material etc, I had a Keene and it took lots of water to work right now I have a recirculating sluice that uses less about 1200gph, people would need more info on the type of sluice to help you IMO.

 

[tweeta_bear]

i have an a52 keene and im classifing my material @ 1/4. i just went and bought a johnson 2200 12volt recirculation sluice pump. cheeper then home depot.

 

[Alex Burke]

I had the same Keene but I never attached a box or ran a recirc pump with it I just know I needed fast water to keep the material from clogging the riffles, sorry I can't be of more help maybe someone knows, 2200 sounds about right to me but I honestly don't know.

 

[tweeta_bear]

dont be sorry you provided more info than anyone else.

 

[Jason in Enid]

You didn't say what the width and depth of the box is, or what the riffle height is. I promise you that 2200gph wouldn't move sand in my 4 inch dredge box. So what size sluice are we talking about here?

 

[tweeta_bear]

i have a keene a52

 

[tweeta_bear]

thats what i got. its the biggest one the prospector shop by me had.